What I’m Working On…

I had a VERY productive time in the both the flower garden and the vegetable garden…but not so much on the sewing front….well, I really shouldn’t say that. I did work on my big pinwheel quilt. The quilting is about 3/4 finished now.

I spent a good portion of Sunday digging through my backing fabrics trying to piece a few backs together. I have all these quilts that need backs…

and at bedtime on Sunday, I had all these backs to go with them.

I often get some time here and there and I am convinced if I had the backs are ready to go, I might actually get a quilt loaded into the quilting machine a little more often. We’ll see if that is a fantasy or if it’s actuality as the next couple weeks go by. I have my heart set on getting a couple quilts finished this week. I have a goal to get six project done by mid July…..I need to finish at least one project a week to meet the goal. I got my Primitive Pinwheels done last week so that’s one.

Here’s my most creative back. Typically I don’t piece them together in quite so much detail but I really want to use up stash fabric. Gracie wouldn’t let me take a photo without her. I tried. Honestly she sees the camera and runs to quilts. You can’t see the back the best but….

What do you think…Hubby says pieced backs just look like I was too much of a cheapskate to purchase enough fabric. I’m going to be donating the quilt and I don’t want anyone to think that. Opinions please….

22 thoughts on “What I’m Working On…”

Do not listen! Pieced backs mean you have a two for one — two interesting “fronts” so to speak! Also ask him would he really want those extra fabrics to just sit unused? This way they are used and loved! Great back BTW!

Your hubby is uninformed! He needs to go to quilt shows and look at the backs of quilts. It makes great sense to piece the backs of quilts—it’s an additional design area, is a great place to use extra blocks, and all in all it looks great! I’m all for pieced backs!

I agree with the rest: I like a pieced back. It is definitely a 2-for-1, and if it means you are using up scraps, so much the better. Maybe a solid back looks like you are too lazy to do things right on both sides?? :-)

Pieced backs just mean that you weren’t quite ready to be done with the quilt….you love it so much that you want it to shine on both sides! i love a pieced back…..sometimes hubby’s just don’t get it. :)

i don’t think that pieced backs make it look cheap, quite the opposite! it makes it look like you took even more care to add special touches to the back! it’s easy to seam together two of the same pieces of material for a back, but piecing one together takes thought and care! the back looks very nice! you do good work.

I love pieced backings! It is a lot more work to puzzle out a pieced backing than just roll a bunch of fabric off a bolt and sew a couple of seams. Fingers crossed for you to get those six projects done by mid July–may your quilting path be smooth!